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AboutRoberta Francomanoaka “Robbie”Robbie (Roberta Francomano) was born in Trebisacce, in the Province of Cosenza in Southern Italy, on September 11th of the year 1989, later moving with her family to Formigine, in the Province known widely as the supercar and sports car capital of the world: the province of Modena. Here, Robbie began to take her first steps into the world of music from an early age, showing a great passion for singing.

In 2007 Roberta garnered an esteemed 2nd place in the prestigious singing contest "Una Voce per Sanremo" (One Voice for Sanremo), thanks to the evaluation and decision of the masters Luca Pitteri, Fabrizio Palma and Grazia di Michele. The famous competition launched the careers of such icons as Giorgia Todrani, and Andrea Bocelli. From there Roberta’s path was clear: her career on the rise, Robbie was more and more passionate for the musical world, driven to participate in numerous singing competitions, always achieving excellent results, and adding to her audience and beloved fans, ever enthusiastic for the enigmatic rising star. Robbie’s creative passion led her to perform in clubs across the province of Modena, where Roberta found herself performing with various bands and a range of musical groups.

In 2010, with a music school, she had the opportunity to perform at the historic Teatro Storchi of Modena interpreting some of Italian singer/songwriter Elisa's most famous songs, with the presence of the star herself in the audience during the performance. Later, as a key member part of a tribute group to pop star Laura Pausini, Roberta found herself performing in Italian squares, entertaining crowds at numerous live concerts. For the next few years, she increasingly took part in singing events, both as an interpreter and as a guest. In 2013 Robbie sang with the Red House Blues Band, luxury performance car company Ferrari's official band, performing at events and concerts. Her love for music and singing led her to become passionate about theater, drama and dance, and the young rising star began to devote herself to musicals.

It was not just the tremendous talent of this young artist, but her determination and passion that played in her favor when in 2015, Francomano was discovered and brought to Abbey Road Studios in London to record an unreleased track written by multi-award winning composer, Richard Cavassuto (Abbey Road Records), thanks to the collaboration with Abbey Road International. A huge success, Robbie, with her first single, “Belle Parole,” was selected as a contestant for the historic Italian Festival, the “Cantagiro,” After six months of competition, among some 300 singers and groups, Robbie was selected as a finalist, and she performed the song “Belle Parole,” live at the famous Teatro Imperiale di Guidonia (Rome).

As a finalist of the Cantagiro, Robbie performed the song during the Sanremo Festival at the Palafiori and at the Casino di Sanremo. Later, she was invited to take part in various events around Italy, including Isola del Giglio as a guest at the Cantagiro new selections. Abbey Road International’s Richard Cavassuto saw that his discovery, Roberta Francomano was beginning to be noticed. Robbie’s hard work, talent and passion was building the beginning of an unstoppable force. A music video of her new unpublished “Bugie,”(Simone Bonfatti), immediately gained more than 31,000 views on YouTube, and and in August, 2016, Robbie was invited to Tessano, in the province of Cosenza, to collect the “San Francesco Saverio” award.

In September of 2016, Robbie was invited as a guest at Sporting Monte-Carlo, Monaco one, of the world’s most glamorous venues, (Frank Sinatra, Sir Elton John, Shirley Bassey, Joe Cocker) to perform during the ‘69 Woodstock Abbey Road concert, together with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. Following that very special performance, Robbie was cheered by a crowd of thousands as she performed at the half-time of the Serie A football (soccer) match between Sassuolo and Napoli, at the packed Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy.

Roberta Francomano,“Robbie” will be introduced worldwide in 2018, with the June release of her new single, “Dancing In The Stars,” also composed by Richard Cavassuto. Again it was produced by Abbey Road International, and recorded in London at Abbey Road Studios. the song is released in English, and features solid musicianship backing the singer. An Italian version of the new song has also been recorded. The official video for the single was shot on location in Monaco, and produced by Abbey Road International. Robbie begins touring to promote the single “Dancing In The Stars” with a series of concerts in Italy, starting June 16 at the famous Notte Rossa Festival in Maranello (home town of Ferrari) followed by five huge concerts with Radio Bruno Summer Festivals: July 6 in Cesenatico on the Adriatic Coast, July 14 in Mantova, July 19 in Carpi, hear Bologna, July 23 in Cremona, and September 2 in Bologna. Radio Bruno is Italy’s top hit radio network.